Overview
Grave Yard — Killogilleen is recorded as Graveyard in Galway. Situated on a slight rise in gently undulatingpasture land that falls towards a small stream to the SW. This rectangular graveyard (c. 48m NE-SW
Who made it and when
The saved account records: A 17th-century graveslab (GA104-148008-) lies within the church and a sculpted stone head (GA104-148009-) is set in the ground c. 7.5m to the SW of its W gable.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: Numerous cut-stone fragments from the church have been used as grave-markers.
What was found
The saved account records: Situated on a slight rise in gently undulatingpasture land that falls towards a small stream to the SW.
What remains
The saved account records: A survey of the gravestone inscriptions was undertaken between 1995 and 1997 (Chapple 1997
Why it mattered
Grave Yard — Killogilleen matters because the source ties graveyard to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: This rectangular graveyard (c. 48m NE-SW
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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